I was so nervous when I arrived at my doctor’s office. I had gone from feeling pure joy about being a new mom to absolute fear of what was to come. My doctor who I adored told me that my uterus had prolapsed and there was really nothing that could be done.
I should just go home and it should improve some with time. He said that I would need to have a hysterectomy when I was done having children. He was a very compassionate doctor but this was stated so casually I couldn’t believe it. I was 25 years old! I left feeling empty. I had no options. Remember, this was 1992.
I couldn’t turn to Google for answers. I was a physical therapist. My husband was a medical doctor and we never looked for other options. I was being cared for at The Mayo Clinic. I left that appointment completely ignorant and stayed that way until 2012!
